The group Nightlife United was founded during the pandemic to raise money and distribute grants for people and businesses who power New York City’s nightlife industry.

In the subsequent years, the nonprofit has raised some $200,000 for over 100 people and groups.

And now, it's received a grant of its own: Nightlife United and 11 other organizations became the first recipients of the Office of Nightlife’s new Nightlife Grant.

The groups gathered for a ceremony announcing them as recipients this Monday on the dimly lit second floor of East New York's Queer Nightlife Community Center, another of the new grant's winners. Some of them were surprised to find themselves in a club-like environment.

"Uhh," one suited attendee of the small gathering of NYC nightlife leaders and officials comme

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